Five top tips to help you quit smoking: No Smoking Day

Quitting can feel hard and daunting. But once people realize there are simple and practical steps to take, this fear lifts.

TV psychologist Jo Hemmings explains the science between multiple tips to quitting smoking.

Best known for her work in UK media, Hemmings has long helped people beat their addiction to cigarettes.

‘One of the misconceptions about quitting smoking is that it’s not just the nicotine we crave that makes it hard to quit,’ Hemmings tells Gay Star News.

‘It’s actually the rewards system… we frequently consciously or otherwise reward ourselves or we get into a habit that makes us crave smoking.’

‘We’re very likely to smoke out of habit and sometimes that’s reassuring for people that it’s not just the nicotine they crave.’

Hemmings says defeating the reward mechanism can be the key to giving up cigarettes.

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